Chicken-roost.



J. H. TUCKER.

CHICKEN BOOST.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 19:1.

15. MMAMO Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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j k l i INVENTOR Jaw/17M ATTORNEY JOHN H. TUCKER, 0F CANIDOR, NEW YORK.

CHICKEN-BOOST.

in chicken roosts and more particularly to a sectional roost which is adapted to be so constructed and mounted that it may be easily cleaned and will give a maximum protection against mites, lice, and other parasitic insects or vermin.

An object of my invention is to provide a structure in which the parts are arranged to be collapsibly or detachably fitted together and in which each part acts to brace and aid the support of the remaining parts, whlle the structure is of such a character that the roost is very readily disassembled for disinfecting or cleaning the roost bars and other parts.

A further object is to provide means by which the structural parts are braced and supported, which means rigidly mount the parts for use and can be readily fitted in place or removed.

Yet another object resides in so constructing mounting means for the roost structure that vermin or the like will be prevented from crawling on to the roost structure from the floor or walls of the chicken house or other building in which the roost structure may be mounted.

With the above and other objects in view which will be in part described and in part understood from the specification, drawings, and claims, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in end elevation showing the structure assembled and mounted for use;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of one end of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view with parts in section to illustrate the means for supporting the roost structure from the wall; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the structure mounted on the floor and adapted to receive and properly hold the support for the roost;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view with parts Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1917.

Patented Apr. 3'09, 1918.

Serial No. 157,709.

broken away to show the manner of mounting the supports for the roost and placing the same;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 looking from the opposite direction; and,

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

As has been intimated the various parts of the roost structure are intended to be detachably fitted together for use and are so constructed that with the exception of cup portions to be later fully described, which are fitted upon the wall and upon the floor all of the parts can be taken down and thoroughly cleansed or disinfected or otherwise treated. It has been proven that mites, and other parasitic insects infest the fowls only at night the insects leaving the fowls and going onto the structure of the roosts onto the ground, or upon the walls of the chicken house or coop during the day, and thus if the roost bars and the parts immediately associated therewith be sealed or trapped from the fioor and walls of the building and given only reasonable care to insure the immediate cleanliness thereof, insects will not get upon the fowls.

With apurpose to trap the supporting parts of the roost structure and provide a gap or demarcation between the same and the walls and floor, across which insects cannot pass, I provide the cups 1, which are of cast metal or other suitable material, to be mounted upon the wall of the chicken'house and the cups 2 to be placed upon the fioor, which cups are so constructed that kerosene, a poultry spray or other suitable disinfectant or poisonous liquid or material can be placed therein and thus insects will be precluded from finding their way onto the main portions of the roost structure. lhe cups 1 are preferably supported by the legs 3, these latter being provided with openings through which screws or other fastenings can be passed to mount the cup members 1 rigidly upon the walls of the poultry house and posts 4 are extended vertically from the bottom of the well within these cups and are then bent over toprovide the bearing extensions 5. These cups 1 will be constructed in pairs, that is constructed so that in each set one of the bearing arms will extend to the right whereas the other extends to the left and thus the two cups can hemounted upon a wall with the bearing extensions in line and both projecting inwardly after the manner shown in Fig. 2. By providing the legs 3 to hold the cups 1 from the wall only a comparatively small bearing surface is required, and thus liquid disinfectants or sprays will be more effective in destroying insects which, might otherwise lodge between the walls and the cups and in insuring against the insects finding their way upon the cups or into the immediate vicinity thereof. The cups 2 areprovided with base flanges to which screws or other fastenings can be passed into the floor of the house to rigidly and permanently mount the cups in place and each cup 2 has a post 6 extending vertically and substantially separate from the bottom of the well therein. As has been stated, the wells of the cups 1 and 2 are to be filled with a liquid or other material which is a protection against or is deadly to insects of the character to be guarded against, and due to the fact that the posts l and 6 extend vertically from the bottom of the wells and substantially centrally therein a very effective trapping is accomplished.

Supporting uprights 7 of which two are provided, have the bores 8 and 9 provided centrally within the ends thereof and thus these supporting uprights 7 can be mounted on the posts 6, fitted within the wells of the cups 2, and held against shifting. In this mounting of the supporting uprights 7, the liquid or other material within the wells of the cups 7 2 will entirely surround the lower ends and due to the fact that the supporting uprights do not at any point touch the outer structure of the cups parasitic or other insects cannot find their way onto the supporting uprights. The side bars 10, of which two are provided, are bored through their ends to provide bearing openings for the bearing extensions 5 carried by the posts 4; of the cups 1 and thus the side bars can be hingedly mounted to be each supported at one end'from the wall. At the opposite end of each of the side bars 10, a pin 11 is mount ed, these pins being extended through the bars atright angles to the line of the bores formed at the opposite end and with each end of the pin extended the pins thus disposing the extensions above and below the bars when the same are fitted on the bearing extensions 5. The cups 2 are placed in front of and at such a, distance from the wall on which the cups l are mounted, that when the supporting members have been fitted in the upright position ,on the posts 6 and the side bars 10 are mounted in place, the lower extensionsof the pins 11 will be received in the bores 8 at the upper ends of the supports 7, and thus the side supporting portions for the roost structure are provided,

The upper ends of the pins above the side bars 10 and other pins 12 are mountediin the upper sides of the bars 10 at suitably spaced apart points correspond- 11 project ing to the desired spacing for the roost bars. A bar 13 is provided adjacent its ends with openings 14 adapted to receive the projecting upper ends of the pins 11 carried by the side bars. These openings 14; are so spaced apart that when the pins 11 are fitted therein the side bars 10 will extend in parallel relation. The bar 13 has openings 15 formed transversely therethrough at points spaced inwardly from the openings 11, and the upright members have openings 16 therethrough at points spaced downwardly from the top a distance corresponding substantially to the inward disposition of the openings 15, it being understood that these opening 15 and lfi'are in parallelism. llraeerods 17 have their ends bent inwardly to provide extensions 18 and 19 which are made of lengths slightly greater than the thickness of the bar 13 and the upright 7 and are provided with peripheral grooves i'ormed slightly in from the end as shown at 20. The extensions 18 and 19 are adapted to be fitted through the openings 15 and 16 of the 1nembers. 13 and 7 respectively and the rods 17 are thus disposed as diagonal braces which brace and secure the frame structure against side twisting or racking. Hooks or hooklike plates 21 and 22 are swingingly mounted on the bar 13 and the members 7, on the inner side, so that as the extensions 18 and 19 are inserted through the openings 15 and 16irom the outer side, the hooks 21 and 22 may be closed down to be received in the grooves 20 and thus the extensions 18 and 19 will be secured rigidly in place through. the openings 15 and 1G and will be held against withdrawal. If desired the upstanding flanges or ears 23 may be provided on the hookmembers or plates to facilitate raising of the same from the fitted position within the grooves 20.

The structure as hereinbefore described is of such a character that a more or less rigid frame is provided, and the bar 13 will also be so disposed as to be in position to be used as a roost bar, however, as has been hereinbefore intimated, other roost bars are to be placed across between the side bars 10. These roost bars 24, which are substantially duplicate are provided adjacent their ends with openings 25 for the reception of the pins 12 extending from the upper sides of the bars 10, and as the pins are fitted through the openings of the roost bars, the side bars 10 will be secured against, being displaced inwardly from the bearing extensions 5 of posts 41 extending up from the cups 1, however, under some circlunstances itmight be found desirable to bore through these extensions and use counter pins or other means to secure the side bars 10 in place, the construction in this feature depending in a great measure upon the individual requirement and the will of the user.

In use, the roost structure might be mount ed to be disposed over a dropping board, with the cups 2 mounted upon a floor, or even upon the ground, or the parts might be arranged in some other way, but if either of the latter plans for mounting be followed, it will be necessary to have access to the space beneath the roost for cleanin,

etc, to accomplish which purpose the entire roost structure can be swung up around the bearing extensions 5 by raising the upright supports 7 from the fitted position over the posts 6, and to retain the roost structure in the elevated position, the hook 26 may be mounted on the bar 13 to be engaged in a staple or eyelet 27 and while it is of course understood that while the hook is inserted through the staple or eyelet, a direct bridge is provided from the wall to the roost structure, under most conditions the cleaning will be accomplished during the day when the insects are more or less inactive and if ordinary precautions be taken, and the roosts be not left in the raised position for any considerable time, there will be very little likelihood of parasitic insects finding their way onto the roost structure.

"While in the disclosure I have illustrated the side bars 10 as being disposed on an incline from the wall downwardly, it will of course be understood that the cups 1 might be mounted lower so that the side bars 10 will be substantially horizontal in their disposition, it will be appreciated that the parts might be constructed and connected in other manners than herein disclosed, and that a number of changes and variations might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, in view of which fact I do not wish to be limited to the exact disclosure but only to such points as may be set forth in the claims.

1. A roost structure including supporting members provided with bores in the ends thereof, means to be mounted upon a floor to hold said supports in an upright position including cups having posts extending centrally therefrom to be received in the bores of the lower ends of the uprights to mount the same in a vertical relation, cups formed to be connected upon a wall and having bracket extensions thereon, side bars provided with bores to be received upon the bearing extensions of said cups and having pins carried thereby to be received in the bores at the upper ends of the supports, said side bars having pins extending from the upper side thereof, and roost bars provided with openings adjacent the ends thereof to receive the pins of the side bars to thus mount the roost bars in a position for use.

2. A roost structure including supporting members provided with bores in the ends thereof, means to be mounted upon a floor to hold said supports in an upright position including cups having posts extending centrally therefrom to be received in the bores of the lower ends of the uprights to mount the same in a vertical relation, cups formed to be connected upon a wall and having bracket extensions thereon, said bars provided with bores to be received upon the bearing extensions of said cups and having pins carried thereby to be received in the bores at the upper ends of the supports, said side bars having pins extending from the upper side thereof, roost bars provided with openings adjacent the ends thereof to receive the pins of the side bars to thus mount the roost bars in a position for use, brace rods having extends bent from the ends thereof and provided with grooves formed around adjacent the extremities of the extensions, said upright supports and one of the roost bars provided with openings for the reception of the extensions, and means provided 011 said members to be re ceived in the grooves of the extensions of the brace rods to hold the rods in the fitted position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OHN H. TUCKER. Witnesses:

RUTH GRIFFIN, HATTIE B. GRIFFIN.

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